The interrelationship of functional skills in individuals living in the community, following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

Objective: The Adaptive Behaviour and Community Competency Scale was used to investigate the interrelationship of 22 basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL/IADL) in individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The relationship of self-awareness to task performance was also investigated.

Research Design: Prospective descriptive study.

Factors influencing community case management and care hours for clients with traumatic brain injury living in the UK.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between deficits associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and case management (CM) and care/support (CS) in two UK community samples.

Research Design: Prospective descriptive study.

Method: Case managers across the UK and from a single UK CM service contributed client profiles to two data sets (Groups 1 and 2, respectively).

Revisiting the neurofunctional approach: conceptualizing the core components for the rehabilitation of everyday living skills.

Introduced in the 1980s, the neurofunctional approach (NFA) is one of the few interventions designed primarily for clients with severe deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Specifically the NFA was intended for those individuals who were limited in their ability to solve novel problems or generalize skills from one setting to another and whose lack of insight limited their engagement in the rehabilitative process. DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROACH: The NFA is a client-centred, goal-driven approach that incorporates the principles of skill learning and promotes the development of routines and competencies in practical activities required for everyday living.